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Letters fatemi No. 67,448, elatedL August 6, 1867.

IMPROVED TRACE-BUCKLE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

' Be it known that I, CHARLES B. PAYNE, of Bloomington, in the county of McLean, and State of Illinois, have invented an Improved Trace-Buckle; and I do hereby declare that the follon'ing is a fullclear,.and exact description of the construction and operation of the sameJ reference being had to the accompanying drawings and letters marked thereon, making a part of this description, in which- Figure l is a perspective representation of the buckle detached from the trace.

Figure 2, an elevation of the same attached to the trace and in position for use.

Figure 3, a sectional elevation of the same.

The nature of my invention consists in the useof two slotted plates, terminating in a shank for fastening to the trace, and arranged to slide underthe heads of raised bolts and hold .the two parts together, and in attaching a lock to the outer plate for the purpose of preventing it from becoming detached when in use. rIhis arrangement simple, cheap, and durable, and can be readily adjusted so as to lengthen or shorten the trace, as desired,in a short space of time, as ivill be hereinaftershown.

In order to give a correct understanding of my device, I have marked corresponding parts on the drawings with similar letters, and 'will now give a detailed description.

E represents the short and B the'long trace made in the same manner as for common buckles. Bolts P, having raised heads, are put through short brace F and riveted,l fast, as seen at figs. 3. The buckle AB S has a peculiar shape, and is made by {i1-st being cut out of any thin plate (metal) most suitable and then formed so as to make-the shank S double the thickness of the plates A B, by which means the buckle hasa strength at every point suitable to resist the strain it is subject to. Holes are .made through shank S in order that it may be riveted fast to G in the usual manner. Slots D and C, fig. l, are made in plates A and B for the purpose of allowing the large-headed bolts P to pass through and hold said plates firmly against the leather. A lock, E, figs. I and 2, is riveted to plate A in such a manner as to allow said lock to be opened when adjusting the buckle A'B S, and closed when it is in use and hold the parts F G firmly together.

The method of using my buckle is very simple. The lock E can be swung around, as seen at tig. 1, after which the headed bolts P should be put through slots D C, figs. l and' 2, and the lock E shut,`as seen at first figure, and the operation will be complete. The adjustment in the length of trace is made by the use of a series of bolts, P, as the case may require.

Having thus se't forth my invention, what I cla-im, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the buckle A B S, lock E, trace F Gr, having headed bolts P arranged to pass through slots D C and operate substantially as set forth.

` CHARLES B. PAYNE.

Witnesses;

Geo. L. GHAPIN, A. I-IAYWARD. 

